(a)

The provision and maintenance of off-street parking and loading spaces are a continuing obligation of the property owner.

(b)

No building or other permit shall be issued until plans are presented that show property that is and will remain available for exclusive use as off-street parking and loading space. The subsequent use of property for which the site permit and building permit are issued shall be conditional upon the unqualified continuance and availability of the amount of parking and loading space required by this Article.

(c)

Should the owner or occupant of any lot or building change the use to which the lot or building is put, thereby increasing off-street parking or loading requirements, it shall be unlawful and a violation of this Article to begin or maintain such altered use until such time as the increased off-street parking or loading requirements are complied with.

(d)

Uses in the area designated as the CB District shall be exempt from the requirements of Sections 16-9-100 and 16-9-110 of this Article.

(Ord. No. 680, § 1, 7-7-2015)

Parking requirements for existing buildings and uses not specifically listed in this Article shall be determined by the Board of Adjustment after a report and recommendation from the Planning Commission based upon the requirements of comparable uses listed. Parking requirements for new buildings and uses not specifically listed in this Article shall be determined by the Board of Trustees after a report and recommendation from the Planning Commission.

(Ord. No. 680, § 1, 7-7-2015)

If several uses occupy a single structure or parcel of land, the total requirements for off-street parking shall be the sum of the requirements of the several uses computed separately unless evidence presented by the applicant indicates that staggered hours of operation, shared trips and other factors support a reduction in park

ing requirements. Any reduction in parking requirements shall be approved by the Board of Trustees upon a recommendation from the Planning Commission.

(Ord. No. 680, § 1, 7-7-2015)

If approved by the Board of Trustees, owners of two or more uses, structures or parcels of land may agree to utilize jointly the same parking and loading spaces when the hours of operation do not overlap or shared trips can be factored; provided that satisfactory legal evidence is presented to the Town Clerk/Administrator in the form of deeds, leases or contracts to establish the joint use.

(Ord. No. 680, § 1, 7-7-2015)

(a)

Off-street parking spaces for dwellings shall be located on the same lot with the dwelling.

(b)

Other required parking spaces shall be located not farther than 300 feet from the building or use they are required to serve, measured in a straight line from the building.

(Ord. No. 680, § 1, 7-7-2015)

Required parking spaces shall be available for the parking of operable passenger vehicles of residents, customers, patrons and employees only, and shall not be used for parking or storage of vehicles or materials used in conducting the business or use.

(Ord. No. 680, § 1, 7-7-2015)

(a)

A plan, drawn to scale, indicating how the off-street parking and loading requirements, excluding one-unit dwelling areas, are to be fulfilled, shall accompany an application for a site permit and building permit.

(b)

The plan shall show all elements necessary to indicate that the requirement is being fulfilled, including the following:

(1)

Delineation of individual parking and loading spaces.

(2)

Circulation area necessary to serve spaces.

(3)

Access to streets and property to be served.

(4)

Curb cuts.

(5)

Dimensions, continuity and substance of screening.

(6)

Grading, drainage, surfacing and sub-grading details.

(7)

Delineation of obstacles to parking and circulation in the finished parking area.

(8)

Specifications as to signs and bumper guards.

(9)

Other pertinent details.

(Ord. No. 680, § 1, 7-7-2015)

Design requirements for parking lots shall be as follows:

(1)

Parking lot surfaces. All off-street parking lots shall have a hard surface such as hot-mix asphalt, poured-in-place concrete, brick or other similar material.

(2)

Screening. Except for parking to serve residential uses, parking and loading areas adjacent to or within residential districts or adjacent to residential uses shall be designed to minimize disturbance of residents by the erection of screening between the uses except where vision clearance is required.

(3)

Spaces along outer boundaries. Parking spaces along the outer boundaries of a parking lot shall be contained by a curb or wheel stops at least four inches high and set back a minimum of four feet from the sidewalk or property line or shall be contained by a bumper rail set back a minimum of one foot from the sidewalk or property line.

(4)

Artificial lighting. Artificial lighting used to illuminate required off-road parking areas shall be arranged in conformance with the following:

a.

Lights shall be shielded so that directly emitted light shall not shine directly onto surrounding properties.

b.

Light shall be arranged so that neither direct nor reflected light may create a traffic hazard, and no color lights may be used in a manner which would be confused with traffic control devices.

c.

No blinking, flashing, rotating or otherwise animated lights shall be permitted, except temporary holiday lighting displays or safety devices required by federal, state, county or local regulations.

d.

Light fixtures shall be either low-pressure sodium, metal halide or light-emitting diode. Mercury vapor lighting fixtures are prohibited.

(5)

Parking lot size. Large-scale parking lots are discouraged. When 120 or more parking spaces are needed, parking lots should be separated, dispersed on the site, well-screened from roads and attractively landscaped to reduce heat buildup and provide an attractive environment. Landscape requirements are required within and along the edge of parking lots to ensure they do not dominate the environment in an unattractive manner.

(6)

Parking lot setback. Parking lots shall be set back from the sidewalk and the side and rear-yard lot lines to allow room for screening, street trees, separated walks and bicycle ways, signs and other amenities. Parking lot setbacks shall be measured from the back of the required sidewalk of the roadway as shown on Table 16-9A below.

Table 16-9A
Parking Lot Location

(7)

Service drives.

a.

Service drives to off-street parking areas shall be designed and constructed to facilitate the flow of traffic and to provide maximum safety for pedestrians and vehicular traffic on the site.

b.

The number of service drives shall be limited to the minimum that will allow the property to accommodate the traffic to be anticipated.

c.

In the case of a corner lot, service drives shall be located not closer than 30 feet to the intersecting street line. The access to service drives from a street shall be located not closer than 15 feet to a side lot line, except that a common service drive to two adjacent properties may be provided at the common lot line.

d.

Service drives shall have a minimum vision clearance area formed by the intersection of the driveway centerline, the street right-of-way line and a straight line joining the lines through points 30 feet from their intersection.

(8)

Parking lot layout.

a.

Circulation. Parking lots shall have clearly defined circulation routes.

b.

Landscaped islands. Landscaped islands shall be used to define the primary internal access drives, pedestrian refuge areas and the beginning and ends of parking aisles.

c.

Walkways. Walkways within parking lots shall be a minimum width of five feet.

d.

Interrelationship of uses. The lot layout shall specifically address the interrelationship of pedestrian, vehicular and bicycle circulation to ensure safety and efficiency for all uses. Remedial design measures, such as raised pedestrian crossings, special paving, painted surfaces, clearly identified crossings, lighting or other means, may be needed to reduce conflict.

e.

Parking stall dimensions. Parking dimensions for automobiles shall meet the following minimum standards for long and short-term parking as shown on Table 16-9B below.

Table 16-9B
Parking Stall Dimensions

f.

Parking rows and aisles. Parking rows and aisle widths shall not encroach on public rights-of-way and shall be made with the minimum aisle widths for turning movements as shown on Table 16-9C below.

Table 16-9C
Parking Rows and Aisles

g.

Handicapped size and marking. Parking spaces for the physically handicapped shall be 13 feet wide unless the space is parallel to a pedestrian walk. The parallel handicapped parking space shall be adjacent or close to an ADA-approved ramp. Other dimensions shall be the same as those for standard vehicles. Handicapped spaces shall have unimpeded ramp access to a walk. Every handicapped parking stall shall be identified at the head of the parking space with a raised, standard identification sign, centered between three feet and five feet above the parking surface. The sign shall include the international symbol for accessibility and state "Reserved," or contain similar wording.

(Ord. No. 680, § 1, 7-7-2015)

(a)

Required parking spaces shall be improved as required and made available for use prior to the issuance of the certificate of occupancy.

(b)

An extension of time may be granted by the Town, provided that a performance bond, or its equivalent, is posted equaling the cost to complete the improvements as estimated by the Town, provided that the parking space is not required for immediate use.

(c)

If the improvements are not completed within one year, the bond, or its equivalent, shall be forfeited and the improvements thenceforth constructed under the direction of the Town.

(Ord. No. 680, § 1, 7-7-2015)

(a)

At the time of erection of a new structure or at the time of enlargement or change in use of an existing structure within any district in the Town, off-street parking spaces shall be provided as required in this Article. If parking space has been provided in connection with an existing use or is added to an existing use, the parking space shall not be eliminated if elimination would result in less space than is required by this Article.

(b)

Notwithstanding Subsection (a) above, if the applicant can show that strict adherence to the provision of the number of parking spaces required herein is excessive, a variance of this Article may be considered where a tradeoff for additional landscaping is proposed.

(c)

The number of employees of a new or expanding business shall be estimated in a manner approved by the Planning Commission. The number of employees of an established business shall be determined from an examination of employment information presented by the applicant.

(Ord. No. 680, § 1, 7-7-2015)

Required off-street parking spaces for the following uses shall be as set forth in Table 16-9D below.

Table 16-9D
Parking Space Chart

(Ord. No. 680, § 1, 7-7-2015)

(a)

Passengers. A driveway designed for continuous forward flow of passenger vehicles for the purpose of loading and unloading children shall be located on the site of any school or day care facility having a capacity greater than 25 students.

(b)

Merchandise, materials or supplies. Buildings or structures to be built or substantially altered which receive and distribute material or merchandise by truck shall provide and maintain off-street loading berths in sufficient numbers and size to adequately handle the needs of the particular use. Off-street parking areas used to fulfill the requirements of this Article shall not be used for loading and unloading operations except during periods of the day when not required to take care of parking needs.

(Ord. No. 680, § 1, 7-7-2015)

A stacking space is an area for motor vehicles to line up in while waiting to go through a drive-through facility, or within a designated drop-off or pick-up zone. The purpose of stacking space requirements is to promote public safety by alleviating on-site and off-site traffic congestion that might otherwise result from the operation of such a facility. In all applicable districts, the following off-street stacking requirements shall apply:

(1)

At a minimum, a stacking space shall be eight and one-half feet wide and 18 feet long.

(2)

A stacking space at a drive-in or drive-through window, menu board, order station, designated drop-off zone or service bay is considered to be a stacking space.

(3)

An area reserved for stacking spaces may not double as a circulation driveway, maneuvering area or off-street parking space.

(4)

Stacking spaces may be located anywhere on the building site, provided that traffic impacts on-site and off-site are minimized and the location does not create negative impacts on adjacent properties due to noise, light or other factors.

(Ord. No. 680, § 1, 7-7-2015)